Waste-fixture.



W. R. WILLETTS.

WASTE FIXTURE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11, 1911.

Patented Feb. 20, 1912.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM R. WILLETTS, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN PINCOMPANY, OF WATERBUBY, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

WASTE-FIXTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Original application filed January 3, 1910, Serial No. 536,203. Dividedand this application filed July 11,

Serial No. 637,949.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM R. W L- LETTS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, reslding at Waterbury, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have 1nvented certain new and useful Improvements inTaste-Fixtures, of which the following is a specification.

The present application is a division of my prior application entitledPlumbing fixtures, filed January 3rd, 1910, Serial Number 536,203.

The invention forming the subject matter of this application resides inthe construction of the waste fixtures wrought from sheet metal asdistinguished from cast fixtures. Such fixtures are frequently employedin place of castings in open plumbing in connection with bath tubs, washbasins and other uses, where appearance and simplicity in constructionare important features.

I have illustrated in the accompanying drawing an embodiment of theinvention to which reference may be had in the specification.

In said drawing Figure 1 is an elevation showing the waste fixtureattached and ready for use. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section throughthe same. Fig. 3is a .top plan view of the strainer member.

Referring now more specifically to said drawings, 10 indicates a sectionthrough the tub or other object to which the fixture is to be applied.The waste device comprises two main portions to which I shall refer asthe L member and the strainer member, it being understood that themember referred to as the L member need not necessarily be of the exactform herein shown. The L member has a main body portion 25 provided witha threaded opening toward the rear or left hand side in the drawings toreceive a section of tubing or pipe 26, and also has an annular rimflange 27 which bears against the outer surface of the tub or otherobject 10 to which it is to be secured. The body portion 25 of the Lmember is threaded on its interior surface near the top to receive thestrainer member which comprises the cup-shaped main body portion 28,suitably perforated at the bottom to provide passageway for the water.The upper portion of the strainer member has an annular flange 29 whichis adapted to fit within the usual depression at the bottom of the tubor other object 10 with a washer or packing 30 of rubber 'or othersuitable material interposed. The upper portion of the cup-shaped part28 is formed with the usual taper to receive stopper 31 provided withchain ring 32. The lower portion of the cup-shaped body portion 28 isprovided with exterior threading to correspond with the threading in thetop of L member 25, so that in attaching the waste fixture to the tub orother object, the strainer member is screwed into the L member and theparts thus drawn onto each other with the wall of the object to whichthey are to be secured between their respective rim flanges 27 and 29.Both the L member and the strainer member of the waste are preferablydrawn from flat sheet metal blanks. .The overflow pipe 13 and waste pipe26 are preferably connected with the T connection 34, 35 and 37, asshown in Fig. 1, from which the common waste pipe 38 leads.

The construction of the T coupling shown in Fig. 1 does not form a partof my present invention and hence is not claimed herein, that elementforming the subjectmatter of my U. S. application, filed May 15th, 1909,Serial No. 496,189, entitled Pipe couplings.

What I claim is:

1. A waste comprising in combination a drawn sheet metal L member withinterior threading and integral therewith, an annular rim flange, and adrawn sheet metal strainer member having a cup-shaped body portionprovided with exterior threading and integral therewith an annular rimflange, said L member and said strainer member being adapted to be drawntoward each other by their threadings with the bottom of the object towhich they are to be attached between their respective rim flanges andthe fixture thus secured in place.

2. A waste comprising in combination a drawn sheet metal Lmember havinga main body portion provided with interior threading and integraltherewith an annular rim flange, and a drawn sheet metal strainer memberhaving an exteriorly threaded cupshaped body portion with a perforatedbottom forming strainer bars integral with said body portion and anannular rim flange,

said strainer member and L member being adapted to be drawn toward eachother by their threading with the bottom of the ol ject to which theyare to be attached be tween their respective rim flanges and the fixturethus secured in place.

3. A waste fixture comprising in combina tion a drawn sheet metal Lmember with an annular rim flange, a drawn sheet metal strainer memberhaving a cup-shaped body portion with a rim flange, and means fordrawing said L member and strainer member toward each other with thebottom of the object to which they are to be attached between theirrespective rim flanges and thus securing the fixture in place.

4. A waste fixture comprising in combination a drawn sheet metal Lmember with interior threading and an annular rim flange, and a drawnsheet metal strainer member having a cup-shaped body portion providedwith exterior threading and a rim flange, said L member and strainermember being adapted to be drawn toward each other by their threadingswith the bottom of the object to which they are to be attached betweentheir respective rim flanges and the fixture thus secured in place.

5. A waste fixture comprising in combina tion a drawn sheet metal Lmember having a main body portion with an annular rim flange, a drawnsheet metal strainer member having a cup-shaped body portion with a rimflange and a perforated bottom forming strainer bars integral with saidbody portion, and means for drawing said L member and strainer membertoward each other with the bottom of the object to which they are to beattached between their respective rim flanges and thus securing thefixture in place.

6. A waste fixture comprising in combination a drawn sheet metal Lmember having a main body portion provided with interior threading andan annular rim flange, and a drawn sheet metal strainer member having anexteriorly threaded cup-shaped body portion with a rim flange and aperforated bottom forming strainer bars integral with said body portion,said strainer member and L member being adapted to be drawn toward eachother by their threadings with the bottom of the object to which theyare to be attached between their respective rim flanges and the fixturethus secured in place.

WILLIAM R. WILLETTS.

Witnesses:

A. J. BAnNns, T. I. Dames.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

